Comparison of metal spraying with welding

Reason for use: General Information

Welding is a method of joining materials or components to each other, either by direct fusion or through the use of an intermediate filter material. It is also used to apply surface coatings for reclamation or to confer improved wear resistance on OEM articles.

Weld overlay materials are typically steels, bronzes or nickel based alloys. The coatings are metallurgically bonded to their substrates and porosity levels are very low.